Incubate
verb
To provide conditions that allow an egg to develop and hatch.
Birds incubate their eggs by sitting on them
Often appears as...
- incubate eggs
- incubate chicks
verb
In medical or scientific context, to allow a substance or a cell to develop in specified conditions.
The scientist decided to incubate the bacteria in a culture for 24 hours
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- incubate cells
- incubate a culture
verb
To think about a plan or idea for some time.
He decided to incubate the idea for a few days before making a decision
Often appears as...
- incubate an idea
- incubate a plan
verb
In business, to provide an environment where a start-up company can grow.
The technology incubator helped incubate several successful startups
Often appears as...
- incubate a company
- incubate a start-up
verb
To provide conditions that allow an egg to develop and hatch.
Birds incubate their eggs by sitting on them
Often appears as...
- incubate eggs
- incubate chicks
verb
In medical or scientific context, to allow a substance or a cell to develop in specified conditions.
The scientist decided to incubate the bacteria in a culture for 24 hours
Often appears as...
- incubate cells
- incubate a culture
verb
To think about a plan or idea for some time.
He decided to incubate the idea for a few days before making a decision
Often appears as...
- incubate an idea
- incubate a plan
verb
In business, to provide an environment where a start-up company can grow.
The technology incubator helped incubate several successful startups
Often appears as...
- incubate a company
- incubate a start-up
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Process
Describes a natural role in hatching eggs, often done by the parent bird.
The hen will incubate her eggs until they are ready to hatch.
Pro Tip 2/2Patience Required
Incubation takes time and suggests a period of waiting.
You must wait for several weeks as the eggs incubate.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Process
Describes a natural role in hatching eggs, often done by the parent bird.
The hen will incubate her eggs until they are ready to hatch.
Pro Tip 2/2Patience Required
Incubation takes time and suggests a period of waiting.
You must wait for several weeks as the eggs incubate.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Process
Describes a natural role in hatching eggs, often done by the parent bird.
The hen will incubate her eggs until they are ready to hatch.
Pro Tip 2/2Patience Required
Incubation takes time and suggests a period of waiting.
You must wait for several weeks as the eggs incubate.
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there's no creativity boost. It's only when you're told that you're going to be working on this problem, and then you start procrastinating, but the task is still active in the back of your mind, that you start to incubate. Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas, to think in nonlinear ways, to make unexpected leaps.
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What causes yeast...
Semen is relatively basic, so it can disrupt the vagina’s pH. Tight, non-breathable, and wet garments incubate moisture and are thought to facilitate a more Candida-friendly environment. Soaps can damage the protective mucus that coats the vagina,
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Reprogramming Perception...
And then you incubate it, which means you keep it nice and toasty at the perfect temperature that it wants to be at. I had always thought of myself as a nature versus nurture kind of paradigm. But the fact that a totally different
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Savanna Vulture PIPE...
virtues they're the most cooperative and most social of all vultures they live together in large colonies and tucked into the sides of cliffs they mate for life sharing parental duties both parents incubate the egg and they both
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Baby Crocs Hone Hunting...
and here several more of these ancient predators have just joined the world reptiles for the most part lay their eggs and leave the scene but muggers like other species of crocodilians watch over their eggs as they incubate and
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Mohamed Ali: The link...
the paralysis of waithood. These young entrepreneurs are having a tremendous impact in their cities. So my suggestion is, turn youth into entrepreneurs, incubate and nurture their inherent innovation,
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Vultures Steal Hyena's...
vultures they live together in large colonies tucked into the sides of cliffs they mate for life sharing parental duties both parents incubate the egg and they both eat and then regurgitate the meat
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Protecting a Penguin...
incubate the eggs for 40 two days and then the chicks will hatch well clarita's had quite the journey hasn't she and how long have you been tracking her and why is it so important that you do
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Baby Crocs Hunt Quickly...
predators have just joined the world reptiles for the most part lay their eggs and leave the scene but muggers like other species of crocodilians watch over their eggs as they incubate and
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A King Cobra Bite -- and...
That’s the beautiful growl of the world’s longest venomous the king cobra. They’re the only snakes that build a nest to incubate their eggs.
Video examples
The surprising habits of...
there's no creativity boost. It's only when you're told that you're going to be working on this problem, and then you start procrastinating, but the task is still active in the back of your mind, that you start to incubate. Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas, to think in nonlinear ways, to make unexpected leaps.
Video examples
What causes yeast...
Semen is relatively basic, so it can disrupt the vagina’s pH. Tight, non-breathable, and wet garments incubate moisture and are thought to facilitate a more Candida-friendly environment. Soaps can damage the protective mucus that coats the vagina,
Video examples
Reprogramming Perception...
And then you incubate it, which means you keep it nice and toasty at the perfect temperature that it wants to be at. I had always thought of myself as a nature versus nurture kind of paradigm. But the fact that a totally different
Video examples
Savanna Vulture PIPE...
virtues they're the most cooperative and most social of all vultures they live together in large colonies and tucked into the sides of cliffs they mate for life sharing parental duties both parents incubate the egg and they both
Video examples
Baby Crocs Hone Hunting...
and here several more of these ancient predators have just joined the world reptiles for the most part lay their eggs and leave the scene but muggers like other species of crocodilians watch over their eggs as they incubate and
Video examples
Mohamed Ali: The link...
the paralysis of waithood. These young entrepreneurs are having a tremendous impact in their cities. So my suggestion is, turn youth into entrepreneurs, incubate and nurture their inherent innovation,
Video examples
Vultures Steal Hyena's...
vultures they live together in large colonies tucked into the sides of cliffs they mate for life sharing parental duties both parents incubate the egg and they both eat and then regurgitate the meat
Video examples
Protecting a Penguin...
incubate the eggs for 40 two days and then the chicks will hatch well clarita's had quite the journey hasn't she and how long have you been tracking her and why is it so important that you do
Video examples
Baby Crocs Hunt Quickly...
predators have just joined the world reptiles for the most part lay their eggs and leave the scene but muggers like other species of crocodilians watch over their eggs as they incubate and
Video examples
A King Cobra Bite -- and...
That’s the beautiful growl of the world’s longest venomous the king cobra. They’re the only snakes that build a nest to incubate their eggs.
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In Toronto, I grew up taking a subway, I grew up taking a bus. I spent my formative adult years in New York City, walking the streets, taking the subway. You're connected to the larger whole. L.A. is so spread out, and you're so incubated inside those cars and it's so exhausting to deal with the traffic, without really having the human contact.
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Ari Melber
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Only a few bloggers have the audience and credibility to effectively break stories, pressure the traditional media, incubate new ideas, or raise real money. These influential bloggers are usually sharp, opinionated, and focused on the world 'offline.' They refuse to view events through the solipsistic blinders of their own websites.
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If we want a great future in this world, we have to take God at his word, and God makes it really clear that society and civilization is held together by the glue of families... This is where the next generation of human beings are incubated and nurtured and matured - in homes. In families.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
You incubate a product in an atmosphere where that product is best incubated. So, for example, we incubated our electric scooter in California. Because it's low-volume manufacturing but high-intelligence, intensive manufacturing, we are starting in Michigan.
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Diane Nelson
Cross platform, we have opportunity across all our businesses to not only take the most well-known and high-profile brands and bring them to life with the guidance of people who know them well, but to incubate new ones.
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Gordon Gee
American Educator
College graduates work in every sector of the American economy, and the research engines incubated within our universities generate a wealth of ideas and innovations that have an enormous impact on our lives.
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Indian Businessman
Clubbing energy efficiency with renewable energy will give us the much-needed window to incubate the renewable energy sector, particularly large solar, without having to increase the price of electricity.
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American Actress
You know, I had the music baskets and the writing basket. And I had the acting. And those eggs just hatched first, and the others were slow to incubate.
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Pranav Mistry
Indian Scientist
I'm sure that the ideas being incubated at places like Startup Village today will form the core of the technologies of tomorrow.
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Maajid Nawaz
British Activist
The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
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Enrico Colantoni
Canadian Actor
In Toronto, I grew up taking a subway, I grew up taking a bus. I spent my formative adult years in New York City, walking the streets, taking the subway. You're connected to the larger whole. L.A. is so spread out, and you're so incubated inside those cars and it's so exhausting to deal with the traffic, without really having the human contact.
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Ari Melber
American Journalist
Only a few bloggers have the audience and credibility to effectively break stories, pressure the traditional media, incubate new ideas, or raise real money. These influential bloggers are usually sharp, opinionated, and focused on the world 'offline.' They refuse to view events through the solipsistic blinders of their own websites.
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Kirk Cameron
American Actor
If we want a great future in this world, we have to take God at his word, and God makes it really clear that society and civilization is held together by the glue of families... This is where the next generation of human beings are incubated and nurtured and matured - in homes. In families.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
You incubate a product in an atmosphere where that product is best incubated. So, for example, we incubated our electric scooter in California. Because it's low-volume manufacturing but high-intelligence, intensive manufacturing, we are starting in Michigan.
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Diane Nelson
Cross platform, we have opportunity across all our businesses to not only take the most well-known and high-profile brands and bring them to life with the guidance of people who know them well, but to incubate new ones.
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Gordon Gee
American Educator
College graduates work in every sector of the American economy, and the research engines incubated within our universities generate a wealth of ideas and innovations that have an enormous impact on our lives.
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Jamshyd Godrej
Indian Businessman
Clubbing energy efficiency with renewable energy will give us the much-needed window to incubate the renewable energy sector, particularly large solar, without having to increase the price of electricity.
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Laura Bell Bundy
American Actress
You know, I had the music baskets and the writing basket. And I had the acting. And those eggs just hatched first, and the others were slow to incubate.
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Pranav Mistry
Indian Scientist
I'm sure that the ideas being incubated at places like Startup Village today will form the core of the technologies of tomorrow.
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Maajid Nawaz
British Activist
The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
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